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No thank you, this is something your whole forum should read.
While it is true that I do not know what goes on behind the scenes, I have noticed many of HighwayStar's threads getting merged. That only confuses the issue and makes things worse. In my opinion, eliminating his threads and posts would bring the Killington debate back to a normal level. i.e., not much different than some other mountains in the East. How you manage to keep Killington as a sponsor while letting HighwayStar continue his escalating attacks is beyond me.
It is as though you enjoy having him around just so he can continue to give all Killington skiers a bad reputation.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions. Personally, I really enjoy skiing Killington, as do most on the board. Some are more vocal than others when it comes to complaining.
The intent of moderation is to keep things easier to consume. So if there are 10x threads about Killington, it makes sense to merge them if the topics are similar. I've made dozens of posts myself that I didn't see an earlier thread on and had to merge.
But deleting a post based on a differing opinion? That's not right. Also, I don't see how keeping him around gives K skiers a bad rep ... everyone is their own person, in real life and on the boards, and making a sweeping judgement about AZ based on a few poster's opinions isn't accurate.
That's just my .02.
No thank you, this is something your whole forum should read.
While it is true that I do not know what goes on behind the scenes, I have noticed many of HighwayStar's threads getting merged. That only confuses the issue and makes things worse. In my opinion, eliminating his threads and posts would bring the Killington debate back to a normal level. i.e., not much different than some other mountains in the East. How you manage to keep Killington as a sponsor while letting HighwayStar continue his escalating attacks is beyond me.
It is as though you enjoy having him around just so he can continue to give all Killington skiers a bad reputation.
I do not like seeing my favorite mountain, or the people that ski there, repeatedly insulted. That is why I finally joined the forum instead of just lurking. I just think that the moderators could try a little harder to moderate the HS/K issue. Currently it has really gotten out of hand.
Well, if nothing else, at least I accomplished something I would have previously thought impossible. Getting a little love for HighwayStar. Amazing, but okay, I hear you.
My point is not that we need to completely silence a voice here. My point is that HS is overshadowing most of the other voices with regards to Killington. By allowing him to start so many negative threads and then compound it with so many negative posts, well, it seems like HS is censoring the rest of us. Or at least drowning us out.
I do not like seeing my favorite mountain, or the people that ski there, repeatedly insulted. That is why I finally joined the forum instead of just lurking. I just think that the moderators could try a little harder to moderate the HS/K issue. Currently it has really gotten out of hand.
Let me say that Hunter is very kid friendly. There are hundreds of kids running around the lodge all the time.
Picture is from today's facebook update
as much fun as it is to hate on K that is a sexy looking pic from today
Moderating a forum is a thankless task.Well, if nothing else, at least I accomplished something I would have previously thought impossible. Getting a little love for HighwayStar. Amazing, but okay, I hear you.
My point is not that we need to completely silence a voice here. My point is that HS is overshadowing most of the other voices with regards to Killington. By allowing him to start so many negative threads and then compound it with so many negative posts, well, it seems like HS is censoring the rest of us. Or at least drowning us out.
I do not like seeing my favorite mountain, or the people that ski there, repeatedly insulted. That is why I finally joined the forum instead of just lurking. I just think that the moderators could try a little harder to moderate the HS/K issue. Currently it has really gotten out of hand.